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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Research

Lords · Question HL5981 · Tabled 19 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spent on research contracts and grants in (1) 2022-23, and (2) 2023-24; and what proportion of that spending went to UK universities.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 23 Apr 2025

The table shows the Core CDEL R&D spend and estimated spend on R&D in UK universities. These values only include direct contracts between core Defra and UK universities and not universities funded through Defra research programmes delivered by UK ...